Notre Dame Catholic Academy Catchment Area
Notre Dame Catholic Academy is an academy sponsor led secondary school in Liverpool , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 991 pupils, and a capacity of 1050 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
11-18
Age range
991
Pupils
1,050
Capacity
94%
Fill rate
Requires improvement
Ofsted 2022
Notre Dame Catholic Academy Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Notre Dame Catholic Academy?
The catchment area for Notre Dame Catholic Academy is the geographic zone Liverpool uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Liverpool publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Notre Dame Catholic Academy is managed by Liverpool and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Liverpool before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Liverpool catchment area documents →Notre Dame Catholic Academy: 1050 places, 94% filled: nearing capacity
Notre Dame Catholic Academy has a published admission number of 1050 places. 991 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 94%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 1050, Liverpool's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 46.1% of pupils at Notre Dame Catholic Academy are eligible for free school meals, above the national average of around 24%. This reflects the school's role in a higher-deprivation area of Liverpool.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Liverpool publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Liverpool Council school admissions (official) →
Notre Dame Catholic Academy: School Information
- Full address
- 180 Great Homer Street, Liverpool, L5 5AF
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.1% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 150373
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If Notre Dame Catholic Academy is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Liverpool are the next closest alternatives.
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Liverpool
Notre Dame Catholic Academy shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Liverpool. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Merseyside
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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Holy Name Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Notre Dame Catholic Academy by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Notre Dame Catholic Academy
What is the catchment area for Notre Dame Catholic Academy? ▾
The catchment area for Notre Dame Catholic Academy is the geographic zone Liverpool uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Liverpool publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Notre Dame Catholic Academy oversubscribed? ▾
Notre Dame Catholic Academy is operating close to its capacity of 1050 places (94% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Notre Dame Catholic Academy? ▾
Notre Dame Catholic Academy uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Liverpool before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Notre Dame Catholic Academy cover? ▾
Notre Dame Catholic Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Notre Dame Catholic Academy? ▾
Notre Dame Catholic Academy was rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in 2022. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.